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When grief shows up as compulsive control in children's play

My normally playful kid has become obsessed with organizing and cleaning her toys perfectly since her grandmother died and will not tolerate any mess or chaos.

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What we've seen

The child attempts to master internal chaos by imposing rigid order on her external world.

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